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| Australian charged over flight attack | |
| 2003-05-30 | |
| EFL A man has appeared in court in Melbourne, charged with attempting to hijack an Australian Qantas airliner, and wounding crew with sharpened wooden stakes. Thursday's incident, during which a 40-year-old unemployed computer analyst from Melbourne tried to break into the cockpit of a Qantas Boeing 717, has prompted airline authorities to launch a full review of airport security. David Mark Robinson faces a possible life sentence if found guilty. He was remanded to appear in court again in August, and was not asked to enter a plea. Two flight attendants were stabbed and two passengers injured as Mr Robinson tried to break into the cockpit of a Boeing 717, Qantas flight QF1737, from Melbourne to Tasmania with 53 passengers and crew on board. A purser tackled him and several passengers helped subdue the attacker. Transport Minister John Anderson said the hijack attempt did not appear to be "terrorist-related", and said that Mr Robinson appeared to be "less than stable". Government sources quoted in the Australian press said that Mr Robinson told interrogators that "God had spoken to him" before he launched his attack.
Just a nut job, it appears. | |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 Headline: Vampire Slayer Nabbed in Attack All vampires on plane safe... Watchers' Council on run. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-05-30 07:46:15 |